The Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act was an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade used to be presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprises record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.
History The award was first presented in 1988 as awards as "International Newcomer" which was won by Terence Trent D'Arby. In 2003 the award was renamed to "International Breakthrough Act". The accolade was not handed out at the 2008 and 2009 ceremonies and has been defunct as of 2013.
Winners and nominees YearRecipientNominees 1988 (8th) Terence Trent D'Arby Beastie Boys LL Cool J Los Lobos Bruce Willis 1989 (9th) Tracy Chapman Belinda Carlisle Enya Salt-N-Pepa Michelle Shocked 1990 (10th) Neneh Cherry Paula Abdul Bobby Brown De La Soul Guns N' Roses 1991 (11th) MC Hammer Mariah Carey Deee-Lite Wilson Phillips Maria McKee 1992 (12th) P.M. Dawn Color Me Badd Extreme Harry Connick Jr. Chris Isaak Jellyfish 1993 (13th) Nirvana Tori Amos Arrested Development Boyz II Men Curtis Stigers 1994 (14th) Björk 4 Non Blondes Rage Against the Machine Spin Doctors SWV 1995 (15th) Lisa Loeb Carleen Anderson Counting Crows Marcella Detroit Warren G 1996 (16th) Alanis Morissette Tina Arena Boyzone Foo Fighters Garbage 1997 (17th) Robert Miles Fun Lovin' Criminals Joan Osborne The Presidents of theUnited States of America Tony Rich 1998 (18th) Eels Erykah Badu Daft Punk Hanson No Doubt 1999 (19th) Natalie Imbruglia Air B*Witched Eagle-Eye Cherry Savage Garden 2000 (20th) Macy Gray Eminem Jennifer Lopez Semisonic Britney Spears 2001 (21st) Kelis Lene Marlin Pink Jill Scott Westlife 2002 (22nd) The Strokes Anastacia The Avalanches Nelly Furtado Linkin Park 2003 (23rd) Norah Jones Avril Lavigne Nickelback Shakira The White Stripes 2004 (24th) 50 Cent Evanescence Kings of Leon Sean Paul The Thrills 2005 (25th) Scissor Sisters Jet The Killers Maroon 5 Kanye West 2006 (26th) Jack Johnson Arcade Fire John Legend Daniel Powter The Pussycat Dolls 2007 (27th) Orson Gnarls Barkley Ray LaMontagne The Raconteurs Wolfmother 2008 (28th) align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2" 2009 (29th) 2010 (30th) Lady Gaga Animal Collective Empire of the Sun Daniel Merriweather Taylor Swift 2011 (31st) Justin Bieber Glee Cast Bruno Mars The National The Temper Trap 2012 (32nd) Lana Del Rey Aloe Blacc Bon Iver Foster the People Nicki Minaj
Countries by nominations Only six non-American artists won the award; Swedish singer Neneh Cherry in 1990, Icelandic singer Björk in 1994, Canadian singer Alanis Morissette in 1996 (prior to acquiring American citizenship in 2005), Italian composer Robert Miles in 1997, Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia in 1999, and Canadian singer Justin Bieber in 2011. The only other Swedish nominee was Cherry's half-brother, Eagle-Eye Cherry. + Country Nominations First nomination Last nominationArtist/s8519882012Majority of nominees919962011Tina Arena, Natalie Imbruglia, Savage Garden, The Avalanches, Jet, Wolfmother, Empire of the Sun, Daniel Merriweather, The Temper Trap7Alanis Morissette, Nelly Furtado, Avril Lavigne, Nickelback, Arcade Fire, Daniel Powter, Justin Bieber519892004Enya, Boyzone, B*Witched, Westlife, The Thrills219981999Daft Punk, Air1990Neneh Cherry, Eagle-Eye Cherry12003Shakira1994Björk1997Robert Miles2004Sean Paul2001Lene Marlin2012Nicki Minaj
Notes Tracy Chapman (1989), Björk (1994, 1996, 1998, 2016), Natalie Imbruglia (1999), Macy Gray (2000), Lady Gaga (2010), Lana Del Rey (2013) also won Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist Neneh Cherry (1990) also won Brit Award for International Solo Artist Scissor Sisters (2005) also won Brit Award for International Group Justin Bieber (2016) also won Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist
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